No BMLSS reports of this fish intertidally, for young or adult.
Food:Small crustcaeans
Range:

Bionomics:

References:"Wrasse -biology and use in aquaculture (eds
Sayer, M.D.J., Treasurer, J.W & Costello, M.J.)" which contains several
papers on distribution/observations on wrasse inBritish waters.I work on a Ph.D on wrasse in Noway.SincerelyAnne-Mette Kvenseth EMail:
anne-mette.kvenseth@ifm.uib.no

Additional Notes:Used in Salmon Cages to remove salmon lice with differing degrees of
success.
Survives well in captivity, but it will fight with its own species
to the death in small aquaria.

Jon Makeham reported a adult Goldsinny washed up freshly dead on the
shore at Looe in February 1999.

Reports:A Goldsinny
was caught on a baited hook to fishing out of Carlingford Lough in Ireland,
was all of 10 cm (4 inches long), and had the black mark on top before
the tail.